Delos Diary

More about the MCO and Bermuda

Recently we described the glowing reception Carol Rosenberger and the Moscow Chamber Orchestra conducted by Constantine Orbelian received at the orchestra's second concert in Hamilton, Bermuda on February 15th. This was not meant to slight the equally enthusiastic audience the MCO entertained the night before with a concert featuring the orchestra and its own musicians… every one a virtuoso!
The Hamilton Royal Gazette published a glowing review the very next morning, headlining the concert as "intimate and exquisite." Cellist Alexander Zagorinsky was singled out for his Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff and four violinists and the same cellist also wowed the audience with one of their specialties, the Vivaldi Concerto for Four Violins and Cello. These, plus Mozart, Piazzolla and numerous encores, apparently made for an exceptional program. Many of these pieces are featured on the Delos CD Stars of the MCO (DE 3327).
The newspaper review ends "the audience rose in appreciation. Too soon, literally, the concert was over, although there seemed nothing but looks of satisfaction on their faces as they prepared to depart."
I add a random thought about the MCO now that its tours have begun to include island hopping. How long until they travel to the Azores, St. Helena, the Falklands, then on to Pitcairn and Easter Island? I'm sure music-starved locals in these remote outposts would love to welcome and listen to this incredible band of musicians and their indomitable leader, Constantine Orbelian. I can almost see him in a parka, his orchestra behind him, at the prow of a long boat, landing on a remote beach to the huzzahs of the enthusiastic natives.